Sure, there are more elaborate holiday decorations around town, but this little tree trunk on Mission is just so earnest in its festive spirit — even with the unswept leaves below and all those burned-out bulbs — that I thought it deserved a place of honor here. (Charlie Brown would understand.) Read the Full Story [...]
It seems these poets have nothingup their ample sleevesthey turn over so many cards so early,telling us before the first linewhether it is wet or dry,night or day, the season the man is standing in,even how much he has had to drink. Maybe it is autumn and he is looking at a sparrow.Maybe it is [...]
Yesterday’s post about filmmaking in South Pasadena made me realize it’s been a while since we’ve played my favorite game… If this were the setting for a scene in a movie, what would happen here? Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
So many film, TV and commercial productions shoot in South Pas it sometimes feels like we’re living in a studio back lot. It’s fun to play spot the location while watching something on TV. Shakers shows up so often that if you took a shot every time you saw it you might end up with [...]
This one is for my beautiful sister Judy, on her birthday. May this year be filled with magic in the shadows and wonder in the light! Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
Monday’s drenching storm gave way to this spectacular Tuesday morning view: the first mountain snow. How’s that for getting Southern California into a festive holiday mood? Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
Who has an idea for this one? Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
You’ll find these old numbers stamped in concrete on various walls around town. I suppose they’re just street block markers, but if this were a novel they’d be signs indicating different destination portals for time travel… Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
He looked me in the eye And then he told me his heart He said I cry like you cry And I’m afraid of the dark He said I’d like to put this gun down And go home today But it seems That war won’t go away. He said, I bleed like you bleed And [...]
It’s not the most scientific explanation, but I think the leaning palm on the left has a crush. Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
